Bankruptcies Lowest in New York, Highest in Sacramento: Experian

Looking at metrics such as loan delinquency rates, Experian found that the New York metro area had the lowest business bankruptcy rate in the nation.

That’s according to Experian’s Metro Business Pulse, an analysis that ranks the top metropolitan statistical areas in four key business credit categories, including bankruptcy rates, the number of days businesses pay their bills beyond contracted terms, delinquency rates and commercial risk scores.

Findings from the second quarter analysis showed the New York metro area had the lowest business bankruptcy rate at 0.28%, while Sacramento, Calif., area businesses had the highest at 2.41%.

Regarding how fast businesses pay their bills, the analysis showed that San Francisco-area businesses topped the list, paying their bills an average 3.2 days beyond contracted terms.

Businesses in the Omaha, Neb. (3.54 days); New York (3.57 days); Seattle (3.58 days); and Milwaukee (3.61 days) areas rounded out the top five with the least number of days beyond term.

Findings from the Q2 2013 analysis also showed that businesses in the Salt Lake City area had the lowest delinquency rates at 0.92%, followed by the Boise City, Idaho; Houston; San Diego; and Tucson, Ariz., areas.

Conversely, major metropolitan areas in Florida made up four of the bottom five for business delinquency rate, with the Miami area having the highest delinquency rate at 44.72%. The other areas in the bottom five included Fort Myers, Orlando, Fla., Cincinnati, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.